Wednesday, 24 July 2013

6.30-7Travis - Why Does It Always Rain On Me?The Wedding Present - Always The Quiet OneThe Wedding Present - I'm Not Always So StupidThe Walkmen - Always After You ('Til You Started After Me)The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You WantThe Sisters Of Mercy - First & Last & Always

The concert on Saturday and Sunday will involve the traffic management of these patrons together with normal visitors to the Phoenix Park, to Dublin Zoo etc. Approximately 40,000 concert patrons are expected on each of the days.

The Concert promoters and the Gardai are encouraging the use of public transport as far as possible and will issue a press release in conjunction with the Garda Press Office which will recommend concert patrons utilise public transport as parking will not be available in the Phoenix Park.

Event at Aras an Uachtarain: 13th JulyGuests attending the event at Aras an Uachtarain will be parked at Ratra House. Following the event they will be transported back to Ratra House in buses. Once in their own vehicles the guest will then travel back towards Cabra Gate.The bus route from Ratra House to Aras an Uachtarain will be via the North Road, Gough Roundabout and up Chesterfield Avenue, to enter Aras an Uachtarain via the main gate.

Bus Shuttle Service:A Shuttle Service shall operate from the Customs House, South Quays, Parkgate Street, Conyngham Road, Chapelizod Road. These buses will enter the Phoenix Park at the Chapelizod Gate Entrance and will travel along Acres Road, where patrons will be dropped off. Shuttles will then turn right and exit the Phoenix Park via the Kyber Road and out the Islandbridge Road, Conyngham Road, Parkgate Street along the North Quays.At the end of the concert these buses shall line up along the Acres Road and again exit the Phoenix Park via the Kyber Road and Islandbridge Gate.

Luas:Shall provide a service for patrons from Heuston Station and Museum Station.

Dublin Bus:Shall operate their normal bus service to and from the city with a number of buses stopping at bus stops adjoining the Phoenix Park. Dublin Bus have confirmed that they will provide additional services at the end of the concert.

Private Coaches:Private coaches will be advised to enter the Phoenix Park at Parkgate Street. They will be directed down Chesterfield Avenue, left at the Phoenix Monument, down the Acres Road and shall park at the Papal Cross Car Park. Parking is available for approximately 50 coaches.

In the event of extra private coaches arriving, there is contingency parking allowed for at the Furze Road. Coaches will be stacked on the Furze Road and will exit the Phoenix Park via Knockmarron Gate following the end of the concert.Parking of Private Cars:The message by all stake holders is that there is no parking available in the Phoenix Park for patrons attending the concerts.

To facilitate commuters and other Phoenix Park stakeholders, traffic all gates shall remain open (except Ashtown Gate) along with Chesterfield Avenue until traffic diversions are implemented.

Garda “No Parking” Cones:To maximise the amount of roads available to safely park concert traffic, the following roads shall have Garda “No Parking” cones from 12 midnight on Tuesday the 9th July 2013:

Chesterfield Avenue – between Mountjoy Cross and Phoenix Monument

Furze Road

Ordinance Survey Road – Mountjoy Cross to Upper Glen Road

Cabra Gate – Mountjoy Cross

Acres Road – from Phoenix Monument to Chapelizod Gate

Barriers:Barriers shall be provided by the concert promoters and dropped at the following locations for use by the Gardai when the Garda Traffic Management Plan is implemented:

Castleknock Gate

Ashtown Gate

Cabra Gate

North Circular Road Gate

Islandbridge Gate

Chapelizod Gate

Knockmaroon Gate

Gough Monument

Mountjoy Cross

Phoenix Monument

Kyber Road

Acres Road / St Mary’s Hospital

Traffic Restrictions:

At approximately 14.00hrs depending on the amount of patrons in the vicinity of the concert entrances, traffic diversions shall be put in place.

Road Closures –There are a limited number of road closures that have been discussed and agreed with the O.P.W. These closures will take place daily and they will reopen following the concerts.

Gate Closures –There are a limited number of gate closures that have been discussed and agreed with the O.P.W. These closures will take place daily from 15.00hrs and they will revert to normal opening / closing times following the concerts.

The gate closures are listed hereunder –1. Ashtown Gate:

This gate shall be kept closed at all times to vehicular traffic to facilitate the emergency route. There will be a garda presence at this gate at all times, during its closure. This closure will commence at 15.00hrs (13.00hrs on Sunday 14th) and will remain closed until the conclusion of the concerts, when normal opening times will apply. No vehicular traffic will be permitted to access this gate. Pedestrians will be permitted to enter / exit via this gate.

2. Cabra Gate:This gate shall be entry and exit for the duration of the diversions. All vehicles entering via this gate will be directed to turn left towards the North Circular Road. No vehicles will be permitted to turn right. All vehicles approaching this gate will be directed to exit the Phoenix Park at this point. This diversion will commence at 15.00hrs (13.00hrs on Sunday 14th) and will remain in place until the conclusion of the concerts, when normal opening times will apply.

Phoenix Park Gates:

Hereunder is a list of all the gates into the Phoenix Park in geographical order and showing the diversions, if any, applicable to each –

1. Castleknock Gate:No diversions at this point. Motorists will be able to enter / exit the Phoenix Park via this gate.

MCD / Staff / Concert Vendors, Security shall not be allowed to exit the Visitors Centre Car Park until all patrons have left the Concert site.

Disabled Parking:Disability parking will be available in the school on the North Road. Access to this location will via North Road, from the Cabra Gate side. Access will not be permitted from Mountjoy Cross.

People seeking parking in this area must be in possession of a valid disability parking permit in order to pass the barriers.

Taxi Drop Off :All taxi’s will be directed to drop off patrons on Chesterfield Avenue before Mountjoy Cross and at the Cabra Gate. Taxis that enter the Phoenix Park via the Parkgate Street entrance will be directed towards the Cabra Gate to drop off passengers. Taxis will not be permitted past either Mountjoy Cross or Gough Roundabout, unless they are driving straight through the Phoenix Park.

Taxi drop off at Chesterfield Avenue between Mountjoy Roundabout and the Phoenix Monument will not be permitted.

Pedestrians:Patrons exiting the Concert Site shall use the Pedestrian Walkways particularly at the Phoenix Monument and at the Shuttle Bus pick up point on Acres Road.

Sufficient barriers will be provided by the Concert Promoters to ensure compliance and operated by MCD Staff.

Post Concert Traffic Management Plan:

Consideration will be given to closing the access roads to the Phoenix Park for a period of 20 minutes prior to the end of the concert and for a period of 30 at the end of the concert. This is to facilitate the safe and controlled egress of the patrons from the concert site. The gates involved will be Cabra Gate, Chapelizod Gate, North Circular Road, Parkgate Street and Castleknock Gate. Consideration must be given to parents collecting children from the concerts and this will be particularly applicable to the proposed Justin Timberlake concert on the 9th July. Historically parents arrange to collect their children along Chesterfield Avenue following a concert. This will not be permitted on any of the concert dates.

Traffic parked along the North Road shall exit the Phoenix Park at Cabra Gate / North Circular Road Gate.

Concert Traffic parked at the Zoo Car Park and also on Chesterfield Avenue from Gough Monument to Parkgate Street shall exit the Phoenix Park at Parkgate Street and North Circular Road Gates.

Prior to the end of each concert the Divisional Traffic Unit will deploy members at the following locations to assist vehicles exit the Phoenix Park and the environments of same –

Fingal County Council has now made an
order temporarily closing a section of Castleknock Road from the Ashtown Gate
of the Phoenix Park/Blackhorse Avenue to its junction with Navan Road (N3) from
4.00pm to 12.00 midnight on Wednesday 10th July 2013 and Saturday 13th
July 2013 and from 2.00pm to 12.00 midnight on Sunday 14th July 2013
to facilitate the holding of concerts in the Phoenix Park.

The
alternative route available for traffic from Blanchardstown is via Castleknock
Road (Part Of), Auburn Avenue and Navan Road (N3).

The alternative route available for traffic
from City Centre is via Navan Road (N3), Auburn Avenue and Castleknock Road
(Part Of).